Vilma Medgyaszay
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Vilma Medgyaszay (1885–1972) was a Hungarian actress and theatre director.
Born3 May 1885
OccupationsActress and theatre director
Vilma Medgyaszay | |
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Vilma Medgyaszay | |
| Born | 3 May 1885 |
| Died | 5 April 1972 (aged 86) |
| Occupations | Actress and theatre director |
'Medgyaszay is responsible for the popularizing of melodized poems by Hungarian poet Endre Ady.[1] From 1913 to 1915, Medgyaszay operated the theatre that is currently the Budapest Puppet Theatre, naming it Medgyaszay Cabaret and singing folk songs on stage.[2][3] She had a role in the 1938 film Rézi Friday and the 1941 film Háry János.[4][5]
